Further and adult education

Further and Adult Education serves both young people and adults and strives to meet a wide range of learner needs and aspirations as well as to meet government targets and adapt to changing funding priorities.

Teachers of languages in further and adult education have to be particularly flexible and innovative, teaching 16-19 year olds on academic and vocational programmes, adults – unemployed, employed and retired – on academic, vocational and non-accredited programmes as well as developing and delivering language training to those who need languages for work.

Adult European Languages Portfolio

The UK Adult ELP has been developed for use by adults who are learning languages.

It has been designed to enhance the learning process and provide a single collection point for evidence.

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Speak to the future 17/02/11
CILT is a partner in a high profile new campaign to promote the value of languages and language learning in the UK.
London is becoming more multilingual 06/12/10
Forty one per cent of state school pupils in London speak another language besides English – up from 33% ten years ago.
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Ezine

Netword Languages Direct

The latest edition of the ezine for teachers who work in adult and further education is available.

Issue 9 (February 2011) contains information on the ShowMi project, how to participate in the National Curriculum Review and how to get involved in free MFL events for adult learners in Wales.

To see this ezine click here

The Wolf report

Review of Vocational Education

Professor Alison Wolf was asked by the Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove to carry out an independent review of vocational education.

The report is now complete and considers how vocational education for 14- to 19-year-olds can be improved in order to promote successful progression into the labour market and into higher level education and training routes.

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